Sociocultural pressures and adolescent eating in the absence of hunger

Samantha A ReinaSection on Growth and Obesity, Program in Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development NICHD, National Institutes of Health NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USABody Image 10:182-90. 2013

Links of adolescent- and parent-reported eating in the absence of hunger with observed eating in the absence of hunger

..Eating in response to negative emotions is associated with binge or loss of control (LOC) eating in adults. Although children report engaging in LOC eating, data on emotional eating among youth are limited...

..Anecdotal reports suggest that adolescent males consume large quantities of food to meet the growth demands of pubertal development. However, limited experimental data exist to support this impression...

Sociocultural pressures and adolescent eating in the absence of hunger

Samantha A ReinaSection on Growth and Obesity, Program in Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development NICHD, National Institutes of Health NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USABody Image 10:182-90. 2013

..Findings support the notion that sociocultural pressures and their links to body image may contribute to the course of disinhibited eating behaviors during adolescence...

Links of adolescent- and parent-reported eating in the absence of hunger with observed eating in the absence of hunger

..027) over time. These data suggest that LOC eating in children is a problematic behavior that frequently persists into adolescence and that persistent LOC eating is associated with worsening of emotional distress...

..04). Findings point to the possibility that youth with LOC may have poorer recall of sweet food consumption. Future research is required to examine whether poorer recall reflects a lack of awareness while eating palatable, sweet foods...

Psychological status and weight-related distress in overweight or at-risk-for-overweight children

..Likewise, mothers' eating in the absence of hunger indirectly related to children's adiposity through children's eating in the absence of hunger. Mothers and children share similar, specific disinhibited eating styles...

..Research is needed to determine whether early intervention to decrease elevated depressive symptoms in youth ameliorates later development of insulin resistance and lessens the risk of type 2 diabetes...

Children's descriptions of the foods consumed during loss of control eating episodes

..In support of affect theory, negative affective states reported among girls with loss of control may be a driving factor for increased energy-dense food intake, which may play a role in excess weight gain...

..Because energy intake required to reach satiety varies among individuals, a standard meal may not ensure the absence of hunger among participants of all weight strata...

Pressure To Be Thin and Insulin Sensitivity Among Adolescents

Natasha A SchveyDepartment of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences USUHS, Bethesda, Maryland Section on Growth and Obesity, Program in Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, DHHS, Bethesda, MarylandJ Adolesc Health 58:104-10. 2016

..This study examined the association between weight-related pressure and insulin sensitivity in adolescents, who are vulnerable to both weight-based teasing and the onset of metabolic dysregulation...

..We used latent profile analysis (LPA) to classify children and adolescents into subtypes based on the overlap of disinhibited eating behaviors-eating in the absence of hunger, emotional eating, and subjective and objective binge eating...

Parent report of binge eating in Hispanic, African American and Caucasian youth

Camden A ElliottSection on Growth and Obesity, Program in Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, DHHS, USAEat Behav 14:1-6. 2013

..Further research is required to elucidate the extent to which binge eating among racially and ethnically diverse youth differentially impacts weight loss outcome...

..We investigated the relationship between baseline psychological measures and changes in body fat (measured with dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry) over time among children thought to be at high risk for adult obesity...

Serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor concentrations in lean and overweight children and adolescents

..05 to <.01) and had higher body fat (p <.05) than OOs or NEs. OOs are common in childhood, but S/OBEs are more prevalent in OW children and associated with increased adiposity and eating-disordered cognitions...

..While parent report of child eating behaviors may provide some general information regarding eating psychopathology in young nontreatment-seeking children, they do not accurately reflect the results of a structured interview...

Structure analysis of the Children's Eating Attitudes Test in overweight and at-risk for overweight children and adolescents

..In school-based samples of children, the Children's Eating Attitudes Test (ChEAT) has a four-factor structure; however, previous studies have not examined its factor structure in samples restricted to overweight youth...

Psychometric properties of a new questionnaire to assess eating in the absence of hunger in children and adolescents

..However, no easily administered questionnaire exists to assess for EAH in children...

A preliminary examination of Loss of Control Eating Disorder (LOC-ED) in middle childhood

Camden E MatherneUniformed Services University of the Health Sciences USUHS, United States Section on Growth and Obesity, Program in Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, DHHS, United StatesEat Behav 18:57-61. 2015

..Longitudinal studies are needed to determine if those with LOC-ED are at particularly increased risk for progression of disordered eating and excess weight gain. ..

..Nevertheless, depressive symptoms were associated with significantly greater consumption of total energy and energy from sweet snack foods, which, over time, could be anticipated to promote excess weight gain. ..

Content of children's loss of control eating episodes assessed by self-report and laboratory test meal

..Children who report episodes of binge eating gain more weight than do children not reporting binge eating. However, how binge eating affects children's food intake at meals is unknown...

An examination of the interpersonal model of loss of control eating in children and adolescents

Camden A ElliottUnit on Growth and Obesity, Program in Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, DHHS, USABehav Res Ther 48:424-8. 2010

..00247, .01336). These preliminary results suggest that the interpersonal model of binge eating may describe one possible pathway for the development of LOC eating among non-treatment-seeking youth...

Energy intake and energy expenditure among children with polymorphisms of the melanocortin-3 receptor

..To examine the relationship of body weight to satisfaction with care in adolescents, and to obtain qualitative data on preferences for general and weight-related medical care in normal weight and overweight adolescents...

..We compared results from the adolescent and parent versions of the Questionnaire on Eating and Weight Patterns (QEWP-A and QEWP-P, respectively) in a nontreatment sample of overweight and normal weight children...

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